To rub or not to rub with General Tso

So i have been eyeing up a large bottle of General Tso's sauce at BJ's for a while now. Went in today to get some baby backs and thought this is a good reason to get the sauce. I hope they turn out as good as im hoping lol. Should i do a rub before applying the sauce, if so what would compliment that sort of sweet/tangy/spicey?